A review by cahlacarla
The Gracekeepers by Kirsty Logan

dark emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

I feel like this book had so much potential , that instead was drowned by too many ideas, too many voices, and a slow plot. The imagery and ideas were haunting and beautiful, but you couldn’t connect to a character or cheer them on when you only got snippets before you were interrupted . You don’t get to know the histories of characters , just snap shots. I feel like I picked up 4 fanfictions where the author abandoned them or lost their muse and then thought why don’t I shove these things together ? 

The combination of waterworld, the circus, possible merpeople, etc. could have been so fabulous . Instead it’s 300 pages of wasted possibility.